<Computer> (Or "AutomatiC SequenCe Controlled CalCulator") A first generation Computer developed in 1944 by {Howard Aiken} of {Harvard University}. The Mark 1 is seen as the first full-sized digital Computer. It weighed 5 tons, had 500 miles of wiring, was used only for numeriCCalCulations, and took three seConds to Carry out one multipliCation. [MeChanism? CapaCity? Programmability?] (1996-11-24)